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Every place in “Barcelona in December: Gaudí, Caga Tió & Festive Lights”. Save places in the guide to make this list yours.

  1. 1

    Casa Vicens - Gaudí's First House

    Before Sagrada Família, there was Casa Vicens. Antoni Gaudí designed it between 1883 and 1885 as a summer house for the stockbroker Manuel Vicens, and it was his first major commission. The facade is covered in…

    Address
    Carrer de les Carolines 20-26, 08012 Barcelona
    Nearest transit
    Fontana metro station (L3), 5-min walk
  2. 2

    Fira de Santa Llúcia - Caga Tió and Caganers by the Cathedral

    Running since 1786, the Fira de Santa Llúcia fills the square in front of Barcelona Cathedral with around 300 stalls from late November until 23 December. It is the place to discover Caga Tió, Catalonia's most unusual…

    Address
    Pla de la Seu, 08002 Barcelona
    Nearest transit
    Jaume I metro station (L4), 4-min walk
  3. 3

    Passeig de Gràcia - Christmas Lights on Barcelona's Grandest Boulevard

    Barcelona switches on its Christmas lights in late November, decorating around 100 streets until early January. Passeig de Gràcia is the showpiece: a 1.3 km boulevard lined with modernista buildings, including Gaudí's…

    Address
    Passeig de Gràcia, 08007 Barcelona
    Nearest transit
    Passeig de Gràcia metro station (L2, L3, L4), 1-min walk
  4. 4

    Plaça de Sant Jaume - Barcelona's Official Nativity Scene

    Plaça de Sant Jaume has been the political heart of Barcelona since Roman times, with the City Hall and the Palau de la Generalitat, seat of the Catalan government, facing each other across the square. Every December…

    Address
    Plaça de Sant Jaume, 08002 Barcelona
    Nearest transit
    Jaume I metro station (L4), 3-min walk
  5. 5

    Tibidabo - Winter Views from Barcelona's Highest Hill

    At 512 metres, Tibidabo is the highest point of the Collserola hills, and December's cold, clear days give it the sharpest views of the year. The summit is crowned by the Temple of the Sacred Heart, completed in 1961…

    Address
    Plaça del Tibidabo 3-4, 08035 Barcelona
    Nearest transit
    Tibibus T2A from Plaça de Catalunya; or FGC line L7 to Avinguda Tibidabo, then bus 196 and the Tibidabo funicular

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